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The Valletta We Want: the Struggles for a Common City

February 12, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

In the name of profit, various commercial interests are seeking to take away all that Valletta has to offer to the good of society. Any vision for a better city ought to have our common good as its main aim.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Reading Lists Tagged With: commons, culture, European Capital Of Culture, gentrification, Valletta

International Women’s Day in Vintage Postcards

March 6, 2018 by Raisa Galea Leave a Comment

From peace activists and workers to consumers of pink glittering glamour: postcards narrate the change of women’s roles in Russia for the past 65 years.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Panem et Circenses, Sexuality & Gender Tagged With: culture, gender equality, gender roles, International Women's Day

Valletta: A Capital of Whose Culture?

January 5, 2018 by Raisa Galea 1 Comment

Valletta does not lack culture of its own. On the contrary, it has plenty of it—the little mundane rituals of “hello” and “how are you”, the feasts, the relationships between the people whom Valletta comforts and makes feel at home. [Read more…] about Valletta: A Capital of Whose Culture?

Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: class identities, culture, European Capital Of Culture, gentrification, heritage, Valletta

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